The Staley Mustangs 8th Grade Football Blue Team played a fantastic game last night, and routed the Scoggins Seahawks 38-0. I unfortunately missed the first half, as I left to watch my two younger sons play each other in a soccer tournament.  Since they are in different teams and age groups, this was a one time occurrence that I really could not miss.  But it was very hard to miss the last football game for these Staley boys.  I rushed back as soon as I could,  just in time for the start of the second half.

 The first half saw a great pass from #7 to #17 for the first score, and a run by #9 for the second score.   I got back in time to see #1 take the second half kick off and rocket 65 yards for the touch down.  A great PAT kick had the Mustangs up 22-0.  The Mustangs dominated on defense, dropping the Seahawks for a huge loss on first and second down, and no gain on third down had Scoggins punting on fourth and 15.  Number 17 caught the punt at the Staley 40 yard line and ran it back for the score.  A successful PAT had the Mustang lead stretched to 30-0.  

The Mustang defense held the Seahawks on fourth and two to get the ball back.  A strong run by #1 on first down, moved the ball into Scoggins territory and garnished a fresh set of downs.  On second down, quarterback #7, did a quick drop and fired a bullet to the back of the end zone to #17 for a touch down.  Another perfect kick through the uprights had the Mustangs putting the game away at 38-0, with one quarter left to play.

The last quarter saw the Mustang defense continue their stellar work, and bring some other players on offense to get their hands on the ball. Number 12 had some runs for yards at running back.  A fumble by the Mustangs, gave Scoggins the ball on the 45 yard line.   The Mustangs stopped the running game on first down, so the Seahawk quarterback took to the air.  Mustang #13 kept his eye on the ball, then stepped in front of the receiver to snag the interception.  He ran it back to the Seahawk 25 yard line.  The Mustang ran one more play to run out the clock and take the victory with an impressive 38-0 score.  A great night for these young men, so happy to see them go out on a winning note.

Here are some images of the game.